Pakistan is looking to become the global leader of Islamic Marketing with the organising of the 2nd Annual Islamic Conference, The Marketing Renaissance this May 15 in Karachi.

The fourth Malaysia Services Exhibition opened on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with a call to enhance strategic alliances and focus on greater diversification between business communities of the two countries.

Based on feedback from over 600 delegates who came from over 40 countries, this year’s WHF hit the right note by converging Islamic Finance and the Halal Industry, into one integrated Halal Economy.

The Moscow Halal Expo has quickly become the venue to meet, present businesses for investments, engage in training seminars and roundtable discussions and exchange ideas within areas of Halal manufacturing, standards and certification.

Malaysia is now at the forefront of the global Halal sector and the local small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector should use this to secure better market penetration for their Halal products and services.

The eighth International Halal Showcase (Mihas 2011) which opens Wednesday will see 401 companies and 32 countries showcasing what they have to offer.

The world’s first Halal Food Index was launched yesterday at The 6th World Halal Forum confirming the strong convergence between the Halal industry and Islamic finance.

Speakers of the upcoming WHF 2011 will shed some light on the relevance of Islamic finance in the mainstream industries and how small and medium industries can benefit from it.

Speakers of the upcoming WHF 2011 will shed some light on the relevance of Islamic finance in the mainstream industries and how small and medium industries can benefit from it.

Developments within the Halal industry for the past 12 months were particularly significant with countries and large multinationals showing great interest and adjusting their businesses to the Muslim lifestyle.

The 8th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2011 is moving towards a transformation this year by engaging in more business-to-business (B2B) and Incoming Buying Missions (IBM).

Gulf Cooperation Council business community has been urged not to miss the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2011 which has established itself as the premier event for halal business players from across the globe.

As the world wakes up to the sweet smell of Halal and its lucrative potential, Malaysia is readying the stage for what may well be the most significant turning point in the industry, one that will resonate throughout the decade and beyond.

Ethical and halal products represent two potentially lucrative avenues for food with a lifestyle positioning, and Euromonitor will present its Global Food Research chief, Lee Linthicum to discuss this at the upcoming Gulfood 2011.